Archive for the ‘General’ Category

• LASEK for Astigmatism and Amblyopia

  Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

  Q: I had recently saw Dave Gibson’s Video on youtube.com on his LASEK eye surgery. My left eye sight is blurry and I’m unable to read with it but can still see object and light just the fact that it’s blurry.
  I was wondering if the LASEK eye surgery would be able to correct my vision […]

• LASEK - Patient INSISTED Their Story be Told

  Saturday, February 6th, 2010

  Contact Main Reason:
  Freedom from glasses/contacts, uneccessary maintanence and expense on contact supplies/solution.
  A: Dry eyes and red vains continously appearing at the time.
  that’s bc you were wearing your lenses too many hours per day and starving your cornea of oxygen, […]

• Puncta Plugging and Tear Production

  Saturday, January 30th, 2010

  Q: I would be interested in learning more about the puncta plugging… Is there anything online that you would recommend I read to get further background? Are there any potential side effects? One website mentioned there is a 40% of plugs are lost within 6 months of insertion. Is this accurate or something to be […]

• Have Dry Eye - LASIK Isn’t an Option

  Friday, January 22nd, 2010

  With a history of dry eyes, you should not have a LASIK, as that would make them more dry! PRK is an archaic procedure that is 20 years old, and I performed my last PRK over a decade ago, just to give you an idea how outdated that is.
  This leaves you with the option […]

• Suspicion of Keratoconus - You Need BETTER Advise

  Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

  If someone told you that you can get LASIK if you have any suspicion of Keratoconus is clearly wrong. Cutting into your cornea will further destabilize it, making your “forme fruste KC” which it sounds like you may have worse, which would be ridiculous, and pretty much malpractice.
  We have done plenty of patients with irregular […]

• How Does Age Effect LASEK - How Young?

  Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

  Q: I’m hoping to get Lasik at some point in 2010. I’ve heard that your contact/glasses prescription must stay the same for 2 years before you get Lasik, to make sure your eyes aren’t changing. Is this the case? Can the procedure be performed again at a later date if your eyes […]

• A Minor Correction About a Minor Correction (A Low Rx)

  Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

  Q: It turns out that my vision, at -1.0 is too light for LASEK, but I will definitely keep you in mind for myself or friends!
  A: Actually you are incorrect about being “too mild to fix”:
  Your Rx of -1.00 is too low to risk cutting your cornea in half with the older, less safe, more […]

• Easy Prescription to Fix - Rx -4.50 with Mild Astigmatism

  Sunday, December 20th, 2009

  Q: I don’t want to have to wear contacts and glasses. I’d really like to know the price though.
  A:The price is this: we will charge you the EXACT SAME you are not WASTING on contacts, glasses, and solutions per month, you will see as well or BETTER than you do now in them without […]

• Channel 5 Fox - Corneal Tattoo

  Saturday, December 12th, 2009

  Dear Andrea:
  It was my great pleasure meeting you today for the interview for your tv show on fox 5 about the man i performed a corneal tattoo on
  Adam and Chris know that i get interviewed frequently (including by 4 newspapers in just the past week) and your interview was, by far, the most professional, informative, […]

• When Cheap is Crazy - Especially When it Comes to Your Eyes

  Thursday, November 5th, 2009

  Dear Dr. Chynn
  I am that skeptical guy that was at your office this Wednesday.
  I spoke again with Diamond Vision and found out that they also use Visx Wavescan Customview laser.
  Yes, but the same equipment by inferior operators yields an inferior result:)
  I realize you do a LASEK procedure which replaces the epithelial tissue back on […]